Caracas vs Managua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Caracas	Managua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1176	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$1894
🏠 One person rent	$445	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$768	$460
🍽️ Food expenses	$457	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$296	$194
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	54	33
😀 Quality of life	52	45
🏙️ Population	2.25M	937K

The cost of living in Caracas is 55% more expensive than in Managua. Cities ranked 4759th and 6823rd ($1176 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Venezuela and Nicaragua, respectively. Check Venezuela vs Nicaragua comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Caracas compared to 0.3 months in Managua. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Managua ranked 1st in Nicaragua, while ranked 6470th and 7112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Caracas vs Managua

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	Caracas	Managua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$524	$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$651	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.6	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.79%	10.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1104	$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$632	$439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.51	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.13	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.08	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.49	$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.65	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.31	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.9	$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.4	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$4.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$136	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4885	$7040

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Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719

Cities near Managua

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Masaya	$790
42 km or 26 mi	Granada	$698
74 km or 46 mi	Leon	$735
93 km or 58 mi	Matagalpa	$673
95 km or 59 mi	Juigalpa	$768
104 km or 65 mi	Esteli	$682
108 km or 67 mi	Chinandega	$770
108 km or 67 mi	Jinotega	$467
109 km or 68 mi	San Juan del Sur	$864
192 km or 119 mi	Liberia	$953
211 km or 131 mi	Tamarindo	$1714
239 km or 148 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
255 km or 159 mi	San Miguel	$1097
272 km or 169 mi	Usulutan	$1090
288 km or 179 mi	Puntarenas	$821
297 km or 185 mi	Comayagua	$739
303 km or 188 mi	Santa Teresa	$1236
326 km or 203 mi	Alajuela	$1303
335 km or 208 mi	Heredia	$1335
343 km or 213 mi	San Jose	$1398
345 km or 214 mi	Yoro	$729
361 km or 224 mi	Soyapango	$1273
361 km or 224 mi	San Salvador	$1362
361 km or 224 mi	Cartago	$1241
365 km or 227 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
365 km or 227 mi	Apopa	$1238
369 km or 229 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
398 km or 247 mi	El Progreso	$780
400 km or 248 mi	Villanueva	$801
406 km or 252 mi	La Lima	$791
408 km or 253 mi	La Ceiba	$627
408 km or 254 mi	Santa Ana	$695
412 km or 256 mi	Sonsonate	$883
418 km or 260 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
427 km or 265 mi	Limon	$1288
430 km or 267 mi	Choloma	$661
435 km or 270 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
453 km or 282 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
489 km or 304 mi	Jalapa	$1009
533 km or 331 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018